About
Holly Elissa Bruno, MA, JD
Keynoter and Workshop Presenter
Ms. Bruno's engaging keynotes and workshops delight organizations with
a mission for the greater good.
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designs and delivers original programs on team building, emotional intelligence
(EQ), resolving conflict, legal and ethical issues, multicultural "family
friendly" practices, resilient leadership and managing power dynamics
among women at work. Certified to use both Myers-Briggs (MBTI) and Birkman
leadership inventories, she is consistently evaluated as a presenter "with
an uplifting sense of humor" who"inspires and transforms".
Holly Elissa, an alumna of Harvard University's Institute for Educational
Management, was selected outstanding professor at the University of Maine-Augusta.
She served as Academic Dean at that campus, Assistant Dean at University
of Maine Law School, and Strategic Planner for the University of Maine
system. As adjunct faculty at Wheelock College and Quinsigamond Community
College, she teaches management and communication.
Having practiced as an attorney, Ms. Bruno specializes in personnel law
including hiring, firing, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
when training managerial and staff teams. She is a former Assistant Attorney
General for the state of Maine and senior manager, in-house counsel at
Copyright Clearance Center in Massachusetts.
Ms. Bruno heads BRUNO DURATURO Consulting, in the Boston area. Clients
have included Headstart, Families and Work Institute, Bright Horizons,
World Bank, John Hancock, Frank Porter Graham Center (UNC), Wellesley
College, Boston's Inner city Director's Network, WV Department of Education,
the Cherokee Nation and numerous non- profit organizations.
Her keynotes and workshops have inspired audiences from Budapest to Albuquerque,
Orlando to Chicago, Washington, DC, to Oklahoma City. She is an invited
speaker at annual conferences including: NAEYC, NAEYC Professional Development
Institute, National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI), Smart Start,
Region IV Headstart, NCCA (National Childcare Association) and National
Louis University's Leadership Connections Conference.
Holly Elissa earned her BA (English) from Douglass College of Rutgers
University, MA (English and Education) from University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, and JD from the University of Maine School of Law.
She has published several articles on leadership in competitive national
journals, Leadership QUEST and Childcare Information Exchange. Topics
range from managing change, caring for the caregiver, legal and ethical
issues, internal customer service, decision-making, staff motivation,
to countering organizational gossip and negativity.
Short bios and three photos for your use . Each photo links to a full size image :
Holly
Elissa Bruno, author, teacher and keynote speaker in early childhood education
leadership, describes herself as a "recovering" attorney. As
an attorney, Holly Elissa served as assistant attorney general for the
state of Maine, in the criminal law division. She was selected "outstanding
professor" at the University of Maine-Augusta, where she also served
as Dean of Faculty. Holly Elissa's articles have been published in "Child
Care Exchange", NAEYC's Young Children, The Southern Early Educational
Journal, and NCCCC's "Visions" Journal. Her keynotes have delighted
audiences from Budapest to Milwaukee, and Boston to Tampa. She teaches
management courses for Wheelock College, and has been a featured speaker
at the NAEYC annual conference, NCAA, NBCDI, NAACP, Smartstart, Headstart,
and numerous state and regional conferences. Her early childhood leadership
and administration textbook, based on emotional intelligence research,
theory and practice, will be published by Mcgraw-Hill in time for the
fall 2008 semester.
Holly Elissa Bruno, MA, JD, has delighted audiences from Budapest to
Milwaukee, Atlanta to LA, with her keynotes and featured workshops on
leadership. Her articles appear in "Childcare Exchange"; the
most recent (Sept/Oct. '05) was "At the End of the Day: Legal and
Ethical Issues at Release Time." Her published research on child
care leaders nationally has provided us with valuable information; e.g.
80% of us are "conflict avoidant." A recovering attorney, Holly
Elissa never leaves home without her sense of humor.
Holly Elissa Bruno, MA, JD, has taught the "human side of management" course in a wide variety of states and cultures across the country. She is well known as a featured speaker at NAEYC Annual Conferences and as a keynoter who has presented from Budapest to Milwaukee. Her articles appear in "Childcare Exchange." As a recovering attorney, Holly Elissa focuses on personnel and human rights law. Holly believes that working with adults is as much fun and as inspirational as working with children.
Holly
Elissa Bruno teaches early childhood management courses for Wheelock College.
She travels the country speaking to early childhood audiences as President
of Bruno Duraturo Keynotes and Consulting. Child Care Exchange and Young
Children Journals have selected her articles for publication. Holly Elissa
served as Assistant Attorney General for the State of Maine, and Dean
of Faculty at the University of Maine-Augusta.
Please contact Holly Elissa at:
BRUNO DURATURO Consulting
35 Gates Road,
Sterling, MA 01564
Telephone & facsimile: 978-563-1174
